参议院

參議院
cānyìyuàn
noun #8,313

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 senate
  2. 2 upper house (of a legislature)

Characters

Participate + deliberate + institution — a deliberative legislative body.

Examples

Cānyìyuàn tōngguò le zhè xiàng fǎàn.
The Senate passed this bill.
Tā bèi xuǎn wéi cānyìyuàn yìyuán.
She was elected as a senator.
Měiguó cānyìyuàn yǒu yībǎi míng cānyìyuán.
The U.S. Senate has one hundred senators.

Tips

usage
参议院 is the upper house (senate). The lower house is 众议院 (zhòngyìyuàn, House of Representatives). A senator is 参议员 (cānyìyuán).

Stroke Order

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